How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Maryland?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 9 culinary arts schools in Maryland is $9,360. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.

Can you get paid to train as a culinary arts in Maryland?

Yes — Maryland has 2 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the culinary arts apprenticeships page for the current list.

What does a culinary arts earn in Maryland?

Working culinary arts professionals in Maryland earn a median of $37,820 per year, ranging from about $35,030 to $47,840 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Culinary Arts Schools in Maryland

9 schools in Maryland offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 2 registered apprenticeship programs in Maryland train culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Maryland

Median net price / yr (Maryland)

$9,360

national: $8,331

Median earnings (Maryland)

$46,219

national: $38,801

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Culinary Arts pay in Maryland (all workers)

$37,820

range $35,030–$47,840 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in Maryland earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

School	City	Type	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Chesapeake College	Wye Mills	public	$5,106	25%	$36,301
Montgomery College	Rockville	public	$8,027	21.1%	$50,159
Prince George's Community College	Largo	public	$8,672	13.1%	$47,548
Frederick Community College	Frederick	public	$9,465	45.9%	$46,449
Howard Community College	Columbia	public	$11,133	20.2%	$49,020
Allegany College of Maryland	Cumberland	public	$8,819	34.7%	$38,476
Wor-Wic Community College	Salisbury	public	$9,360	22.8%	$36,748
Anne Arundel Community College	Arnold	public	$14,915	40%	$46,219
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia	Columbia	private for-profit	$34,306	59.1%	$38,683

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not culinary arts graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

Common questions: Culinary Arts school in Maryland

How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Maryland?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 9 culinary arts schools in Maryland is $9,360. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
Can you get paid to train as a culinary arts in Maryland?: Yes — Maryland has 2 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the culinary arts apprenticeships page for the current list.
What does a culinary arts earn in Maryland?: Working culinary arts professionals in Maryland earn a median of $37,820 per year, ranging from about $35,030 to $47,840 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.